Everything That Mattered - Chapter 11

[ladylapislazuli]

Title: Everything That Mattered (11/21)
Pairing: Caspian/Edmund
Rating: PG-13

Summary: There was always something there, some feeling that Edmund had always acknowledged. As the feeling escalates, he and Caspian find themselves swept into something that neither of them had ever dared to dream of before.
A/N: I've finally turned fifteen! ... Last

Comments

[kyniecwagirl]

Ack no!! Cliffhanger! : P

This was a very well written chapter: you definitely portrayed the tension between the two, and I'm glad Edmund didn't back down from this confrontation.

"When Caspian was sulky, his behaviour became that of a stubborn child, and affection from Edmund could usually get him smiling again." Loved this line. : )

[ladylapislazuli]

I'm dreading updating, though. I don't like the next chapter, and it's too late to change it, because then everything else changes. :P

Thank you! I'm glad I was able to get it across.

:D Caspian loves his Edmund! And tends to throw tantrums... :P

[kyniecwagirl]

Uh-oh, dreading the next chapter... I'm still looking forward to it, though. : )

[ladylapislazuli]

Thanks. :D The part that I'm dreading may not be obvious from this chapter... Thinking about it, I don't think it has anything to do with this chapter at all. :P

[ladylapislazuli]

Thank you! Poor Reepicheep's been neglected in this story. :P

:D

[ladylapislazuli]

He was so cute! ... I mean chivalrous. XD

If I do a sequel, plenty. In this story, no. :( Sorry, I ended up focusing on other things.

[kyniecwagirl]

I just read the whole series over again... : )
Update soon, please!!

[ladylapislazuli]

I hope you enjoyed it as much the second time around. :D

I'll probably update today, now that you ask. :D I should have updated sooner... :P Sorry about that.

[kyniecwagirl]

Ooh I definitely did... : )

An update would be amazing! But please don't worry about not doing so sooner... school's back in and all; I understand. : P

[ladylapislazuli]

Yay! :D

Thank you. :) It's only been one week, and I'm already longing for the holidays. :P

[kyniecwagirl]

I was the total opposite. I was fine when I got there, but then when I got back I was really off for like, a week.

We're required to have 3-4 years of a foreign language, but that's it, and that doesn't start until high school, maybe junior high depending on how your school district is.

I'd be staring at the gum trees, and the eucalyptus trees, and the koalas and kangaroos! but I think that's the same for everyone: you're so used to where you live and what is around you that you don't get what the big deal is when people come to visit and are amazed by things you see everyday.

[ladylapislazuli]

That may be better, as you were able to think clearly for the whole experience. Even so, jetlag still sucks. :P

In primary school, I've always done languages, but never anything intense. We sing songs, learn to count and learn some greetings. Languages are required at my school, but not most. But my school actually has an entire seperate curriculum in another language. It's for students who go through the primary section as well, because they decided to teach a second language fully. For those of us who enter during high school and go to different primary schools, we just pick a language and get on with it. :P

I stare at koalas too. We don't see them much, because they're so high up and only live in certain kinds of gum trees. I watch kangaroos as well, but that's because they're funny. When I was in London, I was in awe over the double decker buses, whereas they're a perfectly normal sight to the British. And woah that's a long reply... I've been ranting again. :P

[kyniecwagirl]

That's what they're starting to do now: introduce the kids to langauges at earlier ages. I guess they've realized that it's easier to learn it an a younger age. They didn't have that when I was in school, though. I started in junior high, but most of my friends didn't begin until high school.
It would be nice to have the opportunity to take a different curriculum and learn a language fluently, but none of our schools to my knowledge offer that. : P

I was staring at the double deckers, too. A few friends and I actually took the tour of the city on one of the buses, which was probably the most touristy thing we could have done over there. : ) We were also chasing pigeons around, because they were so much bigger than the ones at home. And that's pretty much all we have... pigeons, seagulls, other birds, squirrels, birds, deer, horses, and if you go down to the more central/southern parts of the state, farm animals. Supposidly, there are bears and wolves in some parts, but I've never seen any. : P

[ladylapislazuli]

I think that's definitely the best course of action. Though, then again, kids are already trying to learn so much. I think that the early years of schooling are TOO early (English is hard enough to learn when you're a kid), but a curriculum should be implemented once they have a decent grasp of English (or whatever their first language is :P). The majority of people who attend the primary section of my school already have parents who speak some French. Not all, but a good deal of them.

My family and I aren't touristy people either. We did visit a lot of museums and the occasional monument, but we prefer to actually go out and enjoy the culture. Ooh, deer... I'd stare at deer. I've only ever seen them in the zoo and on tv! And I loved seeing the squirrels in London! I got so excited! We have possums here, but they're different to squirrels!